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17 killed in Nepal protests against social media ban

Nepal police on Monday opened fire, killing at least 17 people as thousands of young protesters took to the streets of Kathmandu demanding the government lift a social media ban and tackle corruption.

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Corruption in Bangladesh persists: TI chair

Corruption has not been eradicated from Bangladesh even after the July mass uprising that toppled the previous government, said Transparency International chair François Valérian on Thursday.

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ACC launches full stone looting probe

The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a full inquiry into the looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist spot at Companiganj in Sylhet...

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ACC to sue two sons of S Alam over Tk 75cr tax evasion

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday approved a case against 10 people including S Alam group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam’s two sons, Ashraful Alam and Asadul Alam Mahir, for their alleged involvement in evading taxes worth Tk 75 crore...

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ACC to sue Saima, 8 business group chiefs

The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to file a case today against 35 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed Putul, chairs of eight business groups and former principal secretary Nojibur Rahman over...

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ACC sues 12 officials of Rupali bank, CCULB

The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against 12 officials of Rupali Bank PLS, Baruikhali under Morelganj upazila and Cooperative Credit Union Limited of Bangladesh, Morelganj branch for embezzlement of Tk 1.96 crore.

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S Alam, others sued over Tk 1,598cr embezzlement

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against S Alam Group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and others on charges of laundering and embezzling Tk 1,598 crore from Islami Bank PLC.

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ACC conducts drive against ex-NICRH director over draft allegations

The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a drive against Professor Sheikh Golam Mostafa, former director of the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, over allegations providing Tk 10 lakh in cash and four cheques worth Tk 200 crore to a student coordinator...

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ACC to prosecute 3 NBR officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday approved a case against three officials of the National Board of Revenue for their alleged involvement in concealing tax files of a company to allow it to evade Tk 146 crore in income tax...

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ACC sues 30 for swindling Tk 616cr

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 30 people, including Exim Bank PLC chair Md Nazrul Islam Swapan, managing director Mohammad Feroz Hossain, and former chair Nazrul Islam Mazumder, on charges of embezzling Tk 615.75 crore by taking loans in name of a shell company...

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Escaping entrenched corruption trap

NEW Age’s August 16 editorial, ‘Govt must not put ACC reform on the back burner,’ is particularly timely as the tenure of the interim government approaches. The Anti-Corruption Reform Commission, formed by that government, submitted 47 recommendations on January 15 to strengthen the Anti-Corruption Commission and insulate it from political and bureaucratic...

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ACC sues S Alam, Ron, 24 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against 26 people, including former First Security Islami Bank chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, also the chairman of S Alam Group, and Sikder Group managing director Ron Haque Sikder on charges of embezzlement of Tk 110 crore...

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ACC finds ‘illegal wealth’ of 17 NBR officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday asked 17 senior officials of the National Board of Revenue to submit their wealth statements after it found evidence of amassing ‘illegal wealth’ by them, officials of the commission said.

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Corruptors in cricket will be chased out: Marshall

The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s newly appointed anti-corruption consultant Alex Marshall stated on Tuesday that the corruptors could be chased out of the country, sending a clear message that sports in Bangladesh would be clean.

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Exim Bank chair, MD, 19 others sued for stealing Tk 857cr

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed a case against 21 people, including Exim Bank’s current chair Nazrul Islam Swapan, managing director Mohammad Feroz Hossain, and former chair Nazrul Islam Mazumder, on charges of embezzling Tk 800 crore from the bank in the name of loan...

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Ex-IGP Javed Patwary among 123 under ACC scanner

The Anti-Corruption Commission has started scrutinising allegations against 123 people, including former inspector general of police Javed Patwary, of receiving money and apartments in exchange for writing and editing the book ‘Unfinished Memoirs’, published in the name of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...

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ACC sues ex-Basic bank chair Bachchu, 8 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against nine people, including former Basic Bank Limited chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu, for their alleged involvement in embezzling Tk 12 crore...

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Govt must not put ACC reform on the back burner

IT IS disappointing that the government has made no progress in implementing the recommendations that the Anti-Corruption Reform Commission made to strengthen the Anti-Corruption Commission and free it from political and bureaucratic influences. The Anti-Corruption Reform Commission, formed by the interim government, submitted its report to the chief adviser on...

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ACC reform gets stuck

The interim government is yet to implement the recommendations made by the Anti-Corruption Reform Commission seven months ago to strengthen the ant-graft watchdog, rendering uncertain the fate of the recommendations...